Stancomb Cove
Stancomb Cove is a cove northeast of Cross Hill in the northwest part of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The feature was formed as the result of volcanic eruptions on the island between December 1967 and August 1970.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Achala, Mount and Cross Hill.
Achala, Mount
Peak
Mount Achala is a peak rising to 680 m at the north end of Telefon Ridge, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition in 1956, after a mountain in Argentina.
Cross Hill
Peak
Cross Hill is a hill of 525 feet on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands. The hill stands on the west side of the island, to the southwest of Telefon Bay.
Wensleydale Beacon
Peak
Wensleydale Beacon is a hill, 110 m, situated just north of Fumarole Bay, on the west side of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Wensleydale Beacon is situated 3 km south of Stancomb Cove.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.
Aguirre Cerda Research Station
Locality
Photo: Jorval, Public domain.
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda Station was a Chilean Antarctic base, located at Pendulum Cove in Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, inaugurated in 1955. Aguirre Cerda Research Station is situated 4½ km east of Stancomb Cove.
Stancomb Cove
- Type: Cove
- Description: cove
- Categories: cove and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Stancomb Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯坦科姆灣”
- German: “Stancomb Cove”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stancomb Cove”
- Swedish: “Stancomb Cove”
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Highlights include Yelcho Hill and Ajmonecat Lake.
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